"The Jersey girl..a love of an unpretentious good time, and a certain sense of style. Jersey girls are about attitude. They're about eating pizza, drinking beer, having great hair - and enjoying it all..She's got a mouth on her. She says what she means. And she's got a nice, cheerful laugh..Bottom line, all of them are sexy as hell." -The Star Ledger

born and raised in New Jersey, specifically the shore. beautiful in a unique way, has the ability to impress with salty hair and sand under her fingernails, makeup and shoes are optional, tanlines are embraced, has a strong attitude and a tough mouth, encompases the phenomena of waking up more stunning than the night before

"Nothing matters in this whole wide world when you're in love with a Jersey Girl." -The Boss

The Jersey Girl mystique is hard to put into words. One would never say earthy-that's way too California. Gritty gets closer when you understand that a true Jersey Girl sleeps just fine with sand in the bed, but the definition still falls shorter than a pair of faded cutoffs. Jersey Girls go to the beach, or "down the Shore" They're not formal. "Casual attire" means shoes and bras optional. We have perfected the lost art of tanning, and know how to drive a traffic circle with attitude. We know good corn and tomatoes when we taste them, and we're never afraid to dance.

"Nothin' matters in this whole wide world when you're in love with a Jersey Girl."

“She's humble, but ambitious. She's independent, but family-oriented. She likes pizza, beer and lots of mascara, but don't think for a second that she's not sophisticated.
She's the Jersey Girl, and she's one of the Garden State's most enduring icons- a readily identifiable personality, as much a part of America's cultural landscape as that other great Jerseyan, Frank Sinatra.
So who is a Jersey Girl? There's a chance you're one- but residency isn't all it takes. The Girl has a specific character, both in pop culture and in the hearts and minds of Jerseyans.
First there are the surface qualities: A love of an unpretentious good time, and a certain sense of style. Jersey Girls are about attitude. They're about eating pizza, drinking beer, having great hair- and enjoying it all.
She's a girl who enjoys the mall, might wear more makeup than the Ivy League would approve of, and gives some thought to her hair. She's got a mouth on her. She says what she means. And she's got a nice, cheerful laugh. She's spunky and witty, and she handles competition very well. She's got that confidence- everyone from New Jersey has that confidence.
A Jersey Girl is crunchy on the outside, and soft in the center. A Jersey Girl has the tenacity and drive of a New Yorker, but with the beauty of warmth and humility that being from Jersey is all about. Don't mistake her toughness as a lack of refinement. Don't misjudge her sometimes “brash” manners as a lack of 'classiness.' At the center of the crunchy sweet exterior, she is tuned in and knows how and what she's working.
A Jersey Girl doesn't have to have a high-powered career, but whatever work she does, she gives it her all- and she takes care of her family at the same time. The overall makeup, if you will, of a true Jersey Girl: hard-working, family-oriented, spirited, one of a kind. And if you're lucky, she's your wife.
Bottom line, all of them are sexy as hell.”
- excerpted from The Star-Ledger

you can find plenty of jersey girls on the beaches and boardwalks of the jersey shore during the summer months

There's a big difference between a Jersey Girl and a Shore Whore. Those fake, orange girls who call themselves "guidettes" are no Jersey Girls. Real Jersey Girls are the sweetest, most wholesome girls you will ever meet. Our best nights are spent in diners. We call it the shore and not the beach. We have REAL tans and REAL personalities. We can be "bitches" if need be. We can fight.
Bottom line, there ain't no other girl in this world like a true blue Jersey Girl.